Spin the wrench towards the front of the bike and you are TIGHTENINGSpin the wrench towards the back of the bike and you are LOOSENING

If its too tight with an allen key grab a small piece of pipe and slide it over the allen key for more leverage... Same can be done with a closed end wrench or the hole in the back of a ratchet or breaker bar.

Crank arm pointing towards front of bike, slightly up from horizontal. Ratchet pointing towards back of bike. Make sure it's in ok then jump on it. As long as your chain doesn't have holes in it you'll be fine.

I've got a set of odyssey forks but i dont know what they are. They say odyssey on the dropouts, and other then that the letters CD are engraved into the steerer tube. My guess is classic dirts (CD) but they have 3/8ths drop outs... anyone know?

I've got a gold mankind headset that I would like to strip.I made the assumption it was annodized aluminum but after soaking it in Easy-Off with no change to it, I googled it and found it it's some sort of alloy, unsure of what metals though.Does anybody know what it would likely be made of and what to use to strip it?

Yeah I came across that video but have had a hard time finding caustic soda/lye/sodium-hydroxide from any stores in Canada. I managed to find one spot but it's a huge amount of it for $20. The search continues.